Table 6
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2015

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2015
Table summary
This table displays seasonally adjusted data on the total number of dwelling units authorized by Canadian municipalities and the estimated value of building construction for Canada's census metropolitan area. The row headers provide information for the current and preceding reference month as well as cumulative totals for the current and preceding reference year for each of Canada's census metropolitan areas. The column headers provide information on the number of dwellings for single, multiples, total dwellings and the estimated value of building construction, in thousands of dollars, for the residential sector and the industrial, commercial as well as institutional and governmental non-residential sub-sectors followed by the non-residential sector and the two sector total.
  Number of dwelling units Estimated value of construction
Singles 1 Multiples Total dwellings Residential Non-residential Total
Industrial Commercial Institutional and governmental Total
  units thousands of dollars
Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia  
May r 25 100 125 18,856 544 467 2,806 3,817 22,673
June p 23 36 59 11,386 4,605 3,213 0 7,818 19,204
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 146 269 415 65,557 6,953 6,622 15,203 28,778 94,335
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 88 207 295 53,657 21,023 11,881 15,048 47,952 101,609
Barrie, Ontario  
May r 32 0 32 10,931 129 673 2,552 3,354 14,285
June p 30 3 33 13,908 485 6,680 3,877 11,042 24,950
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 224 5 229 72,729 1,856 41,735 10,485 54,076 126,805
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 345 57 402 113,884 18,381 30,099 16,943 65,423 179,307
Brantford, Ontario  
May r 19 44 63 12,436 2,173 211 0 2,384 14,820
June p 20 22 42 12,509 1,414 1,489 590 3,493 16,002
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 173 275 448 102,066 10,705 9,399 949 21,053 123,119
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 138 58 196 40,895 6,086 5,145 4,628 15,859 56,754
Calgary, Alberta  
May r 255 262 517 168,868 15,919 172,970 61,688 250,577 419,445
June p 287 844 1,131 343,478 5,438 120,584 239,748 365,770 709,248
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 1,887 3,954 5,841 1,785,976 80,628 725,205 564,797 1,370,630 3,156,606
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 3,416 3,909 7,325 2,189,281 72,242 1,156,925 191,690 1,420,857 3,610,138
Edmonton, Alberta  
May r 438 1,359 1,797 366,394 30,300 141,381 51,887 223,568 589,962
June p 390 905 1,295 312,843 9,127 174,823 113,520 297,470 610,313
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 2,995 6,144 9,139 2,240,434 85,407 735,298 189,307 1,010,012 3,250,446
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 3,139 5,485 8,624 2,087,264 113,150 679,130 123,534 915,814 3,003,078
Greater Sudbury, Ontario  
May r 15 19 34 10,019 7,621 7,067 438 15,126 25,145
June p 23 13 36 10,671 4,179 1,901 478 6,558 17,229
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 56 53 109 32,980 15,853 17,808 11,616 45,277 78,257
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 87 36 123 39,574 37,168 22,257 35,505 94,930 134,504
Guelph, Ontario  
May r 37 28 65 15,995 3,264 2,847 595 6,706 22,701
June p 40 61 101 21,535 1,677 1,260 1,483 4,420 25,955
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 208 448 656 165,278 27,146 23,049 9,362 59,557 224,835
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 125 291 416 90,066 12,587 31,963 19,775 64,325 154,391
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
May r 30 150 180 34,609 419 14,343 3,259 18,021 52,630
June p 41 474 515 88,763 1,222 16,153 1,657 19,032 107,795
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 190 1,800 1,990 335,538 5,385 74,238 11,602 91,225 426,763
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 233 1,017 1,250 216,297 10,369 75,553 30,589 116,511 332,808
Hamilton, Ontario  
May r 79 93 172 60,091 1,234 23,416 228,083 252,733 312,824
June p 108 127 235 86,802 971 21,919 15,701 38,591 125,393
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 777 574 1,351 473,837 57,596 124,907 269,940 452,443 926,280
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 620 822 1,442 434,114 35,166 148,347 66,840 250,353 684,467
Kelowna, British Columbia  
May r 49 171 220 49,464 2,670 5,186 0 7,856 57,320
June p 37 35 72 23,733 512 26,498 5,020 32,030 55,763
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 213 349 562 168,587 5,719 78,971 23,181 107,871 276,458
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 238 227 465 144,563 6,667 29,701 16,843 53,211 197,774
Kingston, Ontario  
May r 31 162 193 24,126 170 3,765 2 3,937 28,063
June p 23 1 24 8,293 57 2,430 1,187 3,674 11,967
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 121 375 496 79,796 2,675 17,155 15,209 35,039 114,835
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 174 159 333 64,871 4,410 60,098 260,843 325,351 390,222
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario  
May r 89 275 364 85,113 12,682 20,146 5,260 38,088 123,201
June p 62 57 119 36,917 39,505 38,982 32,457 110,944 147,861
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 522 1,657 2,179 428,367 83,620 134,918 83,348 301,886 730,253
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 446 1,101 1,547 366,149 57,065 93,558 206,309 356,932 723,081
London, Ontario  
May r 90 65 155 49,468 5,727 6,795 1,745 14,267 63,735
June p 73 14 87 27,604 2,416 34,948 70,814 108,178 135,782
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 513 302 815 261,610 30,319 87,157 130,627 248,103 509,713
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 549 501 1,050 305,886 29,127 53,546 73,068 155,741 461,627
Moncton, New Brunswick  
May r 21 55 76 8,408 463 4,162 3,285 7,910 16,318
June p 35 32 67 12,271 981 5,175 16,708 22,864 35,135
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 130 108 238 48,815 19,312 25,867 20,475 65,654 114,469
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 125 286 411 55,904 3,670 41,885 3,219 48,774 104,678
Montréal, Quebec  
May r 239 711 950 218,781 20,143 153,455 79,692 253,290 472,071
June p 254 1,555 1,809 466,768 47,416 90,893 59,372 197,681 664,449
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 1,319 7,643 8,962 2,015,848 151,835 902,789 572,503 1,627,127 3,642,975
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 1,416 8,403 9,819 2,018,743 429,590 729,058 1,235,888 2,394,536 4,413,279
Oshawa, Ontario  
May r 118 55 173 66,959 805 3,905 1,885 6,595 73,554
June p 168 437 605 141,864 31,075 2,225 11,776 45,076 186,940
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 748 672 1,420 448,497 36,165 32,093 15,285 83,543 532,040
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 538 360 898 300,528 14,024 187,016 46,125 247,165 547,693
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
May r 151 376 527 118,594 476 44,803 8,182 53,461 172,055
June p 207 186 393 120,153 2,875 44,919 32,777 80,571 200,724
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 810 1,417 2,227 577,953 9,490 264,621 102,627 376,738 954,691
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 1,016 2,114 3,130 763,526 14,205 358,717 70,071 442,993 1,206,519
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
May r 83 103 186 31,147 951 7,250 1,751 9,952 41,099
June p 51 272 323 49,393 51,672 9,332 3,077 64,081 113,474
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 254 817 1,071 186,284 53,560 32,388 8,982 94,930 281,214
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 206 1,137 1,343 210,274 2,855 75,508 46,040 124,403 334,677
Peterborough, Ontario  
May r 26 19 45 12,764 265 1,065 13 1,343 14,107
June p 32 0 32 10,678 436 3,127 1,730 5,293 15,971
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 121 28 149 45,785 7,180 9,012 4,521 20,713 66,498
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 92 40 132 34,471 9,584 10,806 5,162 25,552 60,023
Québec, Quebec  
May r 68 764 832 93,876 7,190 11,394 1,733 20,317 114,193
June p 64 440 504 78,596 985 26,139 3,606 30,730 109,326
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 437 2,679 3,116 474,797 22,595 137,749 73,186 233,530 708,327
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 509 2,328 2,837 519,775 32,205 176,954 41,768 250,927 770,702
Regina, Saskatchewan  
May r 36 51 87 18,665 6,654 17,244 15,948 39,846 58,511
June p 37 53 90 19,773 0 3,057 9,523 12,580 32,353
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 246 398 644 127,458 46,405 84,974 70,184 201,563 329,021
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 395 787 1,182 185,311 5,039 99,770 26,018 130,827 316,138
Saguenay, Quebec  
May r 35 40 75 17,209 5,959 4,445 4,055 14,459 31,668
June p 37 22 59 18,674 9,460 6,308 9,791 25,559 44,233
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 179 140 319 77,989 23,726 21,135 40,494 85,355 163,344
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 246 214 460 107,651 4,794 19,166 29,601 53,561 161,212
Saint John, New Brunswick  
May r 20 1 21 5,212 39 1,424 299 1,762 6,974
June p 19 33 52 8,540 1,135 948 1,596 3,679 12,219
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 77 43 120 36,315 1,582 8,585 3,691 13,858 50,173
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 113 91 204 37,791 16,059 34,390 2,857 53,306 91,097
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
May r 86 131 217 44,528 1,396 41,240 1,306 43,942 88,470
June p 95 196 291 59,256 12,104 11,691 37,067 60,862 120,118
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 592 1,097 1,689 350,747 21,435 134,187 40,651 196,273 547,020
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 846 1,140 1,986 424,734 17,685 136,991 26,020 180,696 605,430
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
May r 41 57 98 20,059 4,104 10,826 294 15,224 35,283
June p 38 33 71 15,480 2,708 3,661 3,659 10,028 25,508
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 208 530 738 134,237 12,295 37,533 34,709 84,537 218,774
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 267 421 688 127,595 5,969 27,248 25,828 59,045 186,640
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
May r 75 108 183 47,022 1,130 2,109 2,126 5,365 52,387
June p 108 47 155 45,414 375 4,804 2,113 7,292 52,706
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 557 333 890 249,493 9,243 49,162 8,506 66,911 316,404
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 392 274 666 188,713 21,295 57,518 17,986 96,799 285,512
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
May r 57 11 68 18,125 50 10,581 520 11,151 29,276
June p 54 49 103 24,094 50 16,855 646 17,551 41,645
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 288 116 404 132,701 36,494 61,879 13,179 111,552 244,253
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 348 333 681 163,403 39,868 89,646 19,135 148,649 312,052
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
May r 37 12 49 12,282 6 5,838 109 5,953 18,235
June p 29 18 47 9,388 546 1,379 36,791 38,716 48,104
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 94 41 135 31,768 672 26,674 37,418 64,764 96,532
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 82 78 160 35,841 2,852 19,657 12,406 34,915 70,756
Toronto, Ontario  
May r 950 986 1,936 773,947 93,999 381,531 98,869 574,399 1,348,346
June p 925 1,814 2,739 891,913 103,186 343,783 129,391 576,360 1,468,273
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 5,751 11,578 17,329 5,308,190 499,275 2,002,966 1,221,685 3,723,926 9,032,116
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 4,686 11,930 16,616 4,658,548 351,680 1,906,266 336,391 2,594,337 7,252,885
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
May r 20 65 85 20,710 851 3,077 4,299 8,227 28,937
June p 18 46 64 14,570 776 2,497 4,697 7,970 22,540
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 89 223 312 82,450 11,801 22,591 12,421 46,813 129,263
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 105 410 515 111,184 18,550 24,790 7,743 51,083 162,267
Vancouver, British Columbia  
May r 255 1,764 2,019 484,223 10,083 98,991 38,052 147,126 631,349
June p 186 2,177 2,363 512,023 23,897 180,055 34,317 238,269 750,292
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 1,538 10,539 12,077 2,958,751 108,693 795,097 251,357 1,155,147 4,113,898
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 1,387 7,314 8,701 2,165,051 66,695 693,788 178,142 938,625 3,103,676
Victoria, British Columbia  
May r 41 92 133 33,844 331 13,242 2,459 16,032 49,876
June p 62 115 177 50,941 792 10,388 4,053 15,233 66,174
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 304 842 1,146 273,492 3,038 60,385 30,997 94,420 367,912
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 270 485 755 181,459 3,357 55,980 71,998 131,335 312,794
Windsor, Ontario  
May r 68 17 85 29,213 1,735 4,239 7,064 13,038 42,251
June p 46 38 84 23,475 2,712 4,527 22,350 29,589 53,064
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 321 179 500 152,543 35,927 40,875 32,619 109,421 261,964
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 287 114 401 124,765 13,459 33,595 34,145 81,199 205,964
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
May r 118 156 274 73,541 4,932 9,967 50,655 65,554 139,095
June p 122 240 362 91,915 982 27,628 11,401 40,011 131,926
Cumulative Jan. to June 2015 771 1,114 1,885 478,448 22,996 139,943 113,435 276,374 754,822
Cumulative Jan. to June 2014 1,001 1,355 2,356 518,960 19,593 328,717 51,909 400,219 919,179
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
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